Transmigrated as the Treacherous Official's Childhood Sweetheart-Chapter 362 - 361: Examination

Although the Ye Family is a household of women, they have heard of the renowned Old State Preceptor, Master Qingyuan. They exclaimed in amazement, "Ah, I thought Xiao Chen was just going to Dragon Tiger Mountain to practice martial arts purely. I didn’t expect the Old State Preceptor to be there, too. Since you are Wanmu’s disciple, it is only natural for the Old State Preceptor to guide you."

Xun Yin, sitting nearby, inquired about Shen Chen’s curriculum on Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Shen Chen truthfully recounted, "I have studied the Four Books and Five Classics, and also touched upon various philosophers and a hundred schools of thought, such as ’Yanzi Spring and Autumn,’ ’Zhou Yi,’ ’Han Feizi,’ ’Salt and Iron Discussion,’ ’Nine Chapters of Mathematics,’ and so on."

Xun Yin’s face was filled with shock after hearing this. He thought it was far beyond his own level in those days.

However, to verify Shen Chen’s claims, having formerly served as a Cabinet Scholar, he decided to test him.

"In ’Yanzi Spring and Autumn’ Volume 1, Chapter 2, Duke Jing drinks wine liberally and says: Today I wish to drink joyfully with the great officials, let’s dispense with formalities. How does Yanzi respond?"

Shen Chen respectfully replied, "Yan Zi sternly changed his expression and said: Your words are too much, my lord! The ministers indeed wish for you to be informal..."

Each word was like a pearl, each sentence was a maxim.

No mistakes were made, entirely correct.

As the First Grade Chief of Staff of the current dynasty, Father Ye, who was also somewhat learned, was not willing to be outdone and posed a question, frowning deeply as he recited, "In ’Zhou Yi’·Qian Hexagram, the first nine: A hidden dragon does not act. The second nine: The dragon appears in the field, beneficial to meet a great man. Can you recite the next line?"

Yes, I can.

Shen Chen composedly stated the answer.

Father Ye stopped testing him further, sitting there in frustration. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to test more, it’s just, he only remembered the first few lines of ’Zhou Yi,’ he didn’t remember the rest...

Feng Liuli’s eyes were radiant, unlike the usual desolate look, eager to test as well seemingly holding back a question ~

The hall burst into the sound of exchanges...

...

Ye Zhi listened on the side, lacking interest, tilting her head, her white and tender small face looking sullen, playing with the glazed agate beads on her neck.

This couldn’t really be blamed on her lack of interest, as all those Four Books and Five Classics, ’Zhou Yi,’ ’Nine Chapters of Mathematics’ things, she didn’t understand at all? Previously, when she was at the Imperial College, she and Huanhuan were considered poor students in the eyes of Mr. Qin.

After half a stick of incense’s time.

Finally, the Little Traitor was done being tested, and the elders nodded in satisfaction.

Ye Zhi, feeling drowsy from listening, quickly pulled on his sleeve to drag him outside, saying, "Xiao Chen hasn’t returned to the capital for a long time, I’ll take him out for a stroll, we won’t return for lunch."

A young girl dressed in a long skirt with intertwining lotus flowers in pink, tugged along a boy as gentle as jade in a dull green patterned gown, as if chased by tigers and beasts, hurriedly left the mansion.

Standing at the gates of the Ye Mansion, Ye Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief, her face blooming with joy, her crescent-moon-shaped dark eyebrows unfolded.

Shen Chen chuckled, "Is coming out to play really this joyful?"

Infected by the atmosphere of the girl like an initial lotus in bloom, his mood also improved.

Ye Zhi lightly scratched her head, her cheek showing a charming coyness, seemingly embarrassed, she teased with a smile, "You are filled with knowledge, eloquent, chatting and joking smoothly with my father and Mr. Xun, but I’m different, I hardly understand what you all were talking about, maybe it’s because I’m too dim-witted."

"There I was playing with my glazed agate beads, almost tearing them apart, it’s lucky we’re out now."

She picked up the agate bead chain around her neck and shook it. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

The agate beads were amber in color, transparent and pure, dozens of beads strung into a necklace, worn by the apricot-cheeked peach-face girl, very eye-catching.